A message from
the publisher




Advertiser
history, lore




The pressmen
make the transition




History
of our presses




From plate to press
in pictures




Goodbye, letterpress; hello, offset

Comparing the Goss Mark II printing
press acquired 40 years ago with the
state-of-the-art MAN Roland system

Gregory Yamamoto | The Honolulu Advertiser Bruce Asato | The Honolulu Advertiser

GOSS MARK II PRESS MAN ROLAND PRESS

Dec. 1, 1964 Aug. 15, 2004

TYPE
Letterpress
TYPE
Offset printing

COST
$1 million
COST
$30 million

HEIGHT
Two stories
HEIGHT
65 feet, seven levels

MAXIMUM HOURLY OUTPUT
Each of two presses can print a total of 45,000 48-page black-and-white newspapers capable of printing full color on eight pages
MAXIMUM HOURLY OUTPUT
Each of two presses can print a total of 70,000 48-page newspapers with full color on every page

PRESS LINE
72 feet long, 29 feet high
PRESS LINE
220 feet long, 62 feet high

NEWSPRINT ROLLS
1,650 pounds each; manually loaded into press
NEWSPRINT ROLLS
2,500 pounds each; robot-loaded into press




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Printing press:
Old vs. new




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